Detail of a pod of the flowering legume Scorpius muricatus

(common name “Prickly Caterpillar”),

by Viktor Sýkora, from Hyskov, Czech Republic. (Olympus BioScapes)

Juvenile live bay scallop Argopecten irradians. The blue spheres are eyes

Kathryn Markey, Aquatic Diagnostic Laboratory,

Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island. (Olympus BioScapes)

Connective tissue cells co-transduced with five fluorescent proteins,

by Dr. Daniela Malide, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda,

Maryland. (Olympus BioScapes)

Two damsel bugs, seemingly feeding on an aphid

by Geir Drange of Asker, Norway.

The backdrop is a dried Norway maple leaf. (Olympus BioScapes)

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